Ben Shapiro’s comeback machine
The failed screenwriter is in the business of giving disgraced stars an embarrassing second act
Raising boys to speak up after Cornell
Parents and therapists say the consent talk is only the start of raising accountable boys
GOP candidates walk back abortion stance
Rhetorical shifts from some in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Kansas exemplify the liabilities of abortion restriction
Busfield's charges dismissed, sort of
A New Mexico judge faults prosecutors' grand jury conduct but leaves open the possibility of new charges
Zelenskyy: Trump is letting Putin off
Ukraine's president condemns suspension of sanctions, Moscow celebrates the decision, both brace for winter attacks
"You Can See Everything" is a tragedy
Nathan Fielder's remarkable documentary contextualizes fact with fiction to reach sad, vital truths
I miss the restaurant pager
It buzzed, it blinked, it did one job. Then restaurants made waiting for a table another task for our phones
A blue wave could take out Susie Wiles
Trump's chief of staff and 2024 architect could be his scapegoat for the GOP's expected midterm losses
The media’s Ilhan Omar blind spot
How mainstream journalism sanitized MAGA's weaponization of justice against the Minnesota Democrat
Musk tries to save Paxton campaign
Musk transformed Texas’ U.S. Senate race with a massive cash infusion to the Senate GOP’s main outside group
Zacharia too incompetent even for Trump
Trump fired his latest White House press secretary after less than a week on the job
Kate Berlant’s great American clown show
Berlant's brilliant HBO special, "Parmesan," positions her among history's great comics
Why did we give Elon Musk so much power?
The filmmaker tells Salon his documentary reveals as much about us as the world’s richest man
Katie Zacharia lasted just five days
UPDATED: After half a "Scaramucci," Trump has had enough of his hapless new White House press secretary
The real reason MAGA fears Ilhan Omar
Trump is reviving his Obama-era birther conspiracy, this time targeting the Minnesota Democrat
MAGA just wants to watch people die
Every Trump policy comes with a body count. Is that the point?
Election deniers urge Trump: go extreme
A vocal group of activists has Trump’s ear, but it remains unclear how the president will respond
Talarico hoax buried Paxton’s scandal
Right-wing influencers pushed fake Talarico rumors, while report on Paxton donors disappeared
YouTubers win NFL broadcast rights
CayoTV is streaming 18 NFL games this season on YouTube, with creator commentary in Spanish.
The internet isn't dead. It's even worse
Ukraine didn't knock out Russia's digital troll army, but the attacks say a lot about our fears of being online
Democrats' key to midterm victory
The party is successfully linking kitchen table issues to Donald Trump's corruption
Kelly Clarkson is nobody's idol
A fight with Brooklyn small business Art of Play reveals the dark side of celebrity worship
Paxton fans Talarico conspiracy theory
Talarico was recovering from flu. Paxton supporters said the Democrat was being treated for mental illness
Elvis Costello’s debut still hits hard
Nearly 50 years later, "My Aim Is True" captures the restless genius of an artist in motion